I went back to Reefapalooza New York after 3 years, and honestly, the reef hobby feels familiar but also very different now.

There were still the classic coral booths, familiar faces, clams, mangroves, torches, mushrooms, fish, and end of show deals… but there were also some wild new reef products that completely caught me off guard.

In this video, I walk the show floor, check out corals, fish, mangroves, new foods, automated reef tanks, tiny travel reef tanks, and somehow try to stay under budget.

Big thanks to everyone who said hi at the show. It felt really good to reconnect with the hobby in person again.

Featured in this video:
New York Reefapalooza
Corals, clams, mangroves, reef fish, and nano reef gear
Two Little Fishies, Microbe Lift, PNW Custom, Pieces of the Ocean, Clammania, Frost Corals, Trash Panda, Crown Reef, Diver Down Corals, and more

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Back at New York Reefapalooza
0:30 First walk through after 3 years away
1:24 Mangroves at Two Little Fishies
2:48 Pieces of the Ocean SPS corals
4:24 Reef n Bid and coral auctions
4:50 Frack Shack fish and aiptasia eaters
6:32 Frost Corals and impulse buy temptation
7:52 Selcon and Pinpoint monitors
9:05 Clammania and tiny clownfish
10:12 Seahorses, anemones, and standout corals
11:08 Rhino’s Reef 3D printed gear
11:55 Way more fish at Reefapalooza
13:48 Tia’s Corals and the $1,500 mushroom
14:32 Trash Panda corals
17:42 Starfish and reef safe with caution
18:06 An automated desktop reef tank
20:10 Flow tank and reef automation
22:41 Worldwide Corals and the show floor
23:35 Classic Corals and affordable frags
24:30 Shopping for Franks and Stratosphere zoas
26:28 Turbo Oceans and homegrown corals
27:17 PNW Custom micro reefs
27:31 The Nomad travel reef tank
30:08 Inside the tiny reef setup
30:36 A controller for a micro reef
31:34 Is the Nomad for beginners?
32:15 More tiny reef tank options
33:28 A clam in a 40 oz reef
34:49 Pokemon reef gear
35:16 Fun frag mounts and wall mounts
36:17 Crown Reef recommendation
36:49 Diver Down Corals
38:26 Julian Sprung and Two Little Fishies
39:03 Nitrous and Easy Trace
41:05 Reduced DOC and organics
42:28 Worm Bites fish food
44:03 End of show shopping
45:00 Final thoughts after 3 years away
46:11 Heading home

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Featured in this video:
New York Reefapalooza
Corals, clams, mangroves, reef fish, and nano reef gear
Two Little Fishies and Microbe Lift products
PNW Custom micro reefs and travel reef tanks
Pieces of the Ocean, Clammania, Frost Corals, Trash Panda, Crown Reef, and more

Thanks for watching and happy reefing.